Mission & Core Strategies

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) is the leading national not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research, education and advocacy, and to reaching out to people with mental disorders and those impacted by suicide.

To fully achieve its mission, AFSP engages in the following Five Core Strategies:

Fund scientific research

Offer educational programs for professionals

Educate the public about mood disorders and suicide prevention

Promote policies and legislation that impact suicide and prevention

Provide programs and resources for survivors of suicide loss and people at risk, and involve them in the work of the Foundation